Neighbors: The Destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland

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Neighbors by Jan Tomasz Gross recounts the tragic events of July 10, 1941, in the Polish village of Jedwabne, where non-Jewish residents brutally attacked their Jewish neighbors, leading to the death of around 1,600 Jews who were corralled into a barn and burned. The massacre was organized by local officials with Nazi consent but without direct German involvement. After the war, the incident was obscured but later brought to light through historical testimonies and investigations. The book addresses deeply sensitive topics, including antisemitism and the Holocaust.